TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP air police train officers to kill attackers, the agency’s Gazette reported this week, quoting an instructor. The approach differs from defensive training for solid ground that focuses on stopping threats without necessarily stopping life.
Self-Defence
There are 20 posts tagged Self-Defence (this is page 1 of 1).
I Am a Feminist, and I Support Gun Rights: Ariane Bakhtiar
TheGunBlog.ca — “I was assaulted. After the assault, I expected the male figures in my life to protect me (my partner, my father, the police). What I came to realize is that to empower myself I needed to learn how to defend myself.”
Continue reading the letter by Ariane Bakhtiar of Toronto.
Manitoba Radio Station Ready to Use Lethal Force Against Threats
TheGunBlog.ca — A Manitoba radio station told staff to be ready to protect their lives with lethal force after facing threats and a series of break-ins, and after police were late or absent responding to calls for help. The owner said his wife and children have left town.
Albertans Seek Info on Armed Defence, Edmonton Journal Reports
TheGunBlog.ca — Rural Albertans are seeking clarity on when they can use force to protect their lives and property as violent break-ins and home invasions increase, the Edmonton Journal reported this week, citing interviews and a report by the United Conservative Party.
Defence Staff Told to Not Fight Back If Attacked: National Post
TheGunBlog.ca — Almost every civilian mass-shooting has been stopped by bullets: the attacker shoots himself or is shot by someone else.
Office staff at Canada’s Department of National Defence are trying a different approach: sharing their feelings and hiding.
Man Who Shot Home Intruder Won’t Face Murder Charge, CBC Reports
TheGunBlog.ca — In one of the rare cases in Canada where courts recognize a legal gun owner may have used firearms and ammunition in legitimate self-defence, a man who shot a home intruder won’t be charged with murder, CBC reported today, citing the prosecution.
Defence Is Counter-Ambush Since Attack Is a Surprise: Rob Pincus
No matter how much we think about personal defence and train our minds and bodies to respond to possible violence in daily life, we’ve got to remember that any attack will come as a surprise. Rob Pincus, who trains people to protect themselves with guns, suggests we think about defence as counter-ambush.
More Than 90,000 Canadians Are Allowed to Carry Guns Every Day
(Update 06 May 2018: Updated chart and notes. 20 May 2017: Added new info under Additions.)
More than 90,000 Canadians are authorized to carry loaded guns on their person in daily life, mainly for self-defence against human attackers. More than 90 percent are civilian police and law enforcement, or military. If they were all on duty at the same time, it would be equivalent to about 3 people carrying guns for every 1,000 adults.
Gun Owners and the Charter of Rights After 35 Years: Some Links
Today is the 35th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The document’s legal and political significance and symbolism are as important as they are controversial for all Canadians, especially those of us who buy, sell, own, use or work with guns.
RCMP Began to Train Shooting on the Move Last Year, Gazette Says
Source: RCMP Gazette magazine. Photo Credit: Martin Racicot
People are often astonished that most police officers aren’t into shooting or guns, don’t train often with firearms and are lousy at marksmanship. But being armed and being skilled with your arm are completely different.
Czech Republic to Change Law So Citizens Can Shoot Terrorists
Canadian governments have tended to disarm law-abiding people and restrict or ban firearms, leaving us defenceless or gravely disadvantaged if attacked. Other countries want to help their citizens protect themselves and each other.
The Czech Republic plans a constitutional amendment this year to allow gun-carrying civilians to shoot terrorists, RT and Radio Prague reported today, citing Interior Minister Milan Chovanec.
Czech Anti-Terrorism Chief Defends Civilian Carry
People around the world are looking for better ways to defend themselves against violent criminals and terrorists since a man shot about 100 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12.
Below are comments about the civilian right to carry firearms by Libor Lochman, chief of the Czech Republic’s elite anti-terrorism unit, URN, from an interview published by Aktualne.cz on June 14. This excerpt was compiled from several online translating tools and its accuracy couldn’t be verified. (Version française via Arpac.eu.)
Don’t Be a Turkey Expecting Good Times Forever
(Source: The Black Swan, by Nicholas Nassim Taleb, from www.bogleheads.org)
Today’s celebration of Thanksgiving in the U.S. reminds me of two things: I am thankful for my life, and I want to avoid being a turkey who expects the good times to last forever.
The “turkey problem” was popularized by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.
Paris Attacks Show How Gun Laws Get People Killed
Tonight’s attacks that resulted in more than 120 deaths around Paris show how restrictive gun laws get people killed.
‘Stop With This Gun-Control Crap, Because It’s Getting People Killed’ – Colion Noir
Colion Noir delivers an edgy and compelling rant on why gun laws backfire.
Colion Noir’s YouTube rant following last week’s murders and suicide by a shooter in a cinema in Lafayette, Louisiana, is an edgy and compelling recap of why gun laws backfire.
This guy is awesome. Smart, poetic, stylish, savvy and provocative.
If Moncton and Ottawa Amateurs Created So Much Chaos, What If We’re Attacked by Professionals?
When we see how a single ill-equipped, untrained and unorganized person can create mayhem across a city and overwhelm police for hours, it’s scary to imagine the chaos that a well-equipped, well-trained and well-organized group could cause.
Why Is Quebec Helping Thieves, Rapists and Murderers?
If Dave Young’s letter to Canada’s Minister of Public Safety is true, then Quebec is handing us over to home invaders, thieves, rapists and murderers.
RCMP Trains With Guns Once a Year for Half a Day
RCMP Standard Issue Smith & Wesson 5946 Service Pistol. Source: en.wikipedia.org
The RCMP requires its officers to train with firearms for half a day once a year beyond their basic instruction.
“They’re required to qualify every year,” Deputy Commissioner Janice Armstrong told journalists today in Moncton, New Brunswick. “They’ll spend half a day at the range qualifying every year.”
Emergency-response units practise with a variety of weapons, in addition to training in tactics, she said. Officers also have the option to shoot more often on their own or in competition, she said.
Proficiency with firearms is a small part of what is required to join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Recruits get 64 hours of training with a 9 mm pistol and 12 gauge shotgun, out of 785 hours total for the Cadet Training Program, according to the RCMP’s website.
“We’re looking to increase the number of opportunities for practice,” Armstrong said.
Armstrong made the comments today in answer to questions while presenting a review of a shooting in Moncton in June 2014, when Justin Bourque shot three officers dead and injured two others.
© 2015 TheGunBlog.ca
Man Charged for Shooting Home Intruder, Sun Says
A man who used a firearm to protect himself against three burglars in his New Brunswick home could face more prison time than the intruders, the Edmonton Sun said, citing a police report.
On Dec. 19 while trying to defend himself from the home invaders, at least one of whom was armed, Michael Woodard, 68, shot one of them in the leg after having been assaulted with a weapon, the Sun said on its website on Jan. 13.
He has been charged with “discharging a firearm with intent and discharging a firearm in a reckless manner,” the newspaper said.
Two of the intruders were charged, and one is to appear in court on Feb. 3, according to the police report.
The charges against Woodard could result in the longest prison sentence, the Sun said.
© 2015 TheGunBlog.ca
Killers Don’t Care About Magazine Capacity
AR-15 rifle with magazines. Photo: www.dreamstime.com
The biggest advantage school shooters have is time to carry out their killings without opposition, not the size of the cartridge magazines in their guns, according to research in Concealed Carry Magazine.